GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Southeastern Conference-leading 18 players with Gators ties are featured on Major League Baseball’s 60-man rosters.
The group includes 2019 National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso, who broke the New York Mets’ franchise and MLB Rookie records with 53 home runs last season. Another four Gators on 60-man rosters helped their teams into the playoffs last year – Harrison Bader (St. Louis Cardinals), Darren O’Day (Atlanta Braves), A.J. Puk (Oakland A’s), and Mike Zunino (Tampa Bay Rays).
Recent first-round picks Alex Faedo (No. 18 overall in 2017, Detroit Tigers), Jonathan India (No. 5 overall in 2018, Cincinnati Reds), Jackson Kowar (No. 33 overall in 2018, Kansas City Royals), and Brady Singer (No. 18 overall in 2018, Kansas City Royals) also earned spots on 60-man rosters with their respective organizations.
A recent MLB.com story projected<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mlb.com_news_projecting-2Devery-2Dmlb-2Dlineup-2Drotation&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=hG9B8gqs4QrhgmyhovhMfXLpyDRGZSHgEzrHsHLbmJQ&s=eYpjbzirMA8Jn1VjsTtKI7tOVKzqBfN0x2_uTYnYTBs&e= > Singer as a member of the Royals’ pitching rotation this season. The same story also projected A.J. Puk, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft who made his major league debut last year with 10 bullpen appearances, as part of the Oakland A’s five-man starting rotation. And 2011 sixth-rounder Anthony DeSclafani is once again projected to be among Cincinnati’s starting rotation following a season which saw him post a 3.89 earned run average across 31 starts.
In a separate MLB.com story, Faedo was listed<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mlb.com_news_tigers-2Dplayers-2Dto-2Dwatch-2Din-2Dsummer-2Dcamp&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=hG9B8gqs4QrhgmyhovhMfXLpyDRGZSHgEzrHsHLbmJQ&s=VePBHrRDiUY23cpwKF7kDtrJ4A16LDqnhIfjd7cyJF8&e= > as one of the “10 Tigers Players to Watch in Summer Camp.”
According to Mark Feinsand, MLB.com’s executive reporter, rosters will be cut<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_Feinsand_status_1275616776366305281&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=hG9B8gqs4QrhgmyhovhMfXLpyDRGZSHgEzrHsHLbmJQ&s=cCP7EN9Ia2xEC3MghrtK1xbAj5joQaHwWEN27OH3epU&e= > to 30 players by Opening Day (currently scheduled<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbssports.com_mlb_news_2020-2Dmlb-2Dschedule-2Dkey-2Ddates-2Dfor-2D60-2Dgame-2Dseason-2Dincluding-2Dopening-2Dday-2Dtrade-2Ddeadline-2Dand-2Dmore_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=hG9B8gqs4QrhgmyhovhMfXLpyDRGZSHgEzrHsHLbmJQ&s=bqLwsMBsoyNCf4BKrkK_4MxSaKO4u1c4X9N2GkeDUeM&e= > for July 23 or 24), then reduced to 28 players after two weeks, and 26 players after four weeks.
Below is the full list of Gators who earned 60-man roster spots.
Gator
Team
Pete Alonso
New York Mets
Shaun Anderson
San Francisco
Harrison Bader
St. Louis
Anthony DeSclafani
Cincinnati
Dane Dunning
Chicago White Sox
Alex Faedo
Detroit
Eric Hanhold
Baltimore
Jonathan India
Cincinnati
Brian Johnson
Boston
Jackson Kowar
Kansas City
Richie Martin
Baltimore
Scott Moss
Cleveland
Darren O’Day
Atlanta
A.J. Puk
Oakland
Buddy Reed
Oakland
Justin Shafer
Cincinnati
Brady Singer
Kansas City
Mike Zunino
Tampa Bay
